La Ronge rural family physician Dr. Sean Groves named 2019 SMA Physician of the Year
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Sean Groves of La Ronge as 2019 Physician of the Year. The award was presented during the SMA’s 2019 Spring Representative Assembly on Friday evening, May 3, 2019, at the Sheraton Cavalier in Saskatoon.
Dr. Allan Woo of Saskatoon elected SMA president
Dr. Allan Woo, an orthopaedic surgeon from Saskatoon, was elected president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) on Friday, May 3, at the 2019 Spring Representative Assembly (RA) in Saskatoon. He succeeds Dr. Siva Karunakaran, a Regina nephrologist.
National award bestowed upon Ed Hobday for lifetime of service to Saskatchewan’s physicians
After almost 50 years, Ed Hobday is still stickhandling his way through contracts and negotiations, and battling in the corners for Saskatchewan’s physicians. Hobday’s career with the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) reaches a milestone in August when he receives the CMA Owen Adams Award of Honour, the highest award the Canadian Medical Association bestows on an individual who is not a member of the medical profession.
Physicians pleased with budget’s emphasis on mental health spending
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) applauds the provincial government’s 2019 budget for recognizing the dire need for more spending on mental health initiatives. The SMA has been advocating for years for mental health spending in the province to align more closely with national standards, which is seven per cent of total health spending.
‘Don’t lose hope,’ physicians told during 2018 Fall Representative Assembly
The CEO of Alberta’s 10-year-old health organization came to Saskatchewan to extend a hand to physicians here who are just starting to understand and work with the new Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).
Highlights of the 2018 Spring Representative Assembly
Physicians from across the province gathered to discuss physician wellness, the Saskatchewan Medical Association’s Strategic Plan and a new governance system for the future during the SMA’s biannual Representative Assembly (RA) on May 4-5 in Regina.
Physician-delegates endorse SMA’s 2018-22 Strategic Plan
The Saskatchewan Medical Association’s new Strategic Plan had been approved by delegates attending the 2018 Spring Representative Assembly.
Dr. Siva Karunakaran of Regina elected SMA president
Dr. Siva Karunakaran, a nephrologist from Regina, was elected president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) on Friday at the 2018 Spring Representative Assembly (RA).
25 Sask. Health Groups Unite In Online Pandemic Ad
More than two dozen Saskatchewan health-care organizations have joined forces in an online ad campaign that targets young adults and asks them to “hang in there” by following public health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.